Butler County Amateur Radio Public Service Group
Dedicated to working with Butler County 9-1-1 Emergency Services
News
8-26-2026 – Folks, It is with great pleasure, that I announce John Shannon / KC3YVE has accepted the position of Sky Warn Coordinator for Butler County. His willingness to accept the position without hesitation, reflects credit upon himself, as well as well as our entire Club! John, Thank-You for stepping into this important position!!
6-28-2026 – Folks, From my chair, we had a pretty successfull Field Day this year! According to the sign-in roster, we had a total of 28 people visit us, 23 of which were club members, twenty-one percent of the membership by my calculations!! It could be better but I’ll accept that percentage any day! Also of note, we had a Butler Eagle Reporter and the Butler County Deputy EOC Director /Robert McLafferty / KB3ZNU drop in on us yesterday, along with another EMA official, Richard “Rick” Lippert! If all goes as planned, I was told there will be an article in the Butler Eagle later this week. The food was great as usual and the camaraderie was even better!! A Big Thank-You goes out to all the members that took the time to visit or set-up and operate a bit!
6-25-2026 – It’s my understanding, after a number of years, the old Saxonburg Repeater, now located at Winfield Township / 443.2MHz, is finally back on the air! Much thanks goes out to Mitchell / YEU, Andy / AEP, Joe / WH and Tom / KST for taking time out of their day to get this long awaited project completed. We can now say our membership now manages 6 active repeaters covering Butler County! We ARE now, definately Radio Active! Thank-you Gentlemen!
6-18-2026 – Please join me in welcoming Bill Pearson / K4WWP to the PSG! I’m told Bill’s grandson is real excited about attending our Field Day activities! Welcome to the friendliest bunch of Ham Radio operators in Western Pennsylvania!
6-11-2026 – Well, the Beaver County Power Station (BVPS) EVAC Drill is behind us now and I must say, the PSG Team did a FANTASTIC job! Based on the discussion we had at the meeting last night, I believe this exercise was the MOST significant interaction the PSG has ever had with the Butler County 911 and the other Butler County (BC) Public Service Team Staff. For those of you that missed the meeting, our BVPS Drill Team went above and beyond in gaining valuable insight, into how we can improve our participation in future BVPS EVAC exercises! Speaking on behalf of Marianne / YWU, BC Emergency Coordinator and Larry / HUK, BC Races Officer, our sincere THANKS goes out to Dan/GDS, Dale /SV, Matt /TIX, John /YVE, Mike /DRM, Jim /WCY, Crystal /WFY, Andrew /CUV, all who stepped forward making the 2026 BVPS EVAC Drill a resounding success!!!!
5-9-2026 – Greetings Folks, we’ve added yet another member to the PSG Club Roster! Please join me in welcoming David Colledge (KB3NFQ) to the PSG and the Region 13 ACS Team! David is a Technician Class Operator and makes his home in Leechburg, Pa. Welcome to the club Dave! We look forward to talking with you on the air real soon!
Upcoming Events

An HF Gathering – Tuesdays
An HF Gathering is our new weekly 10 meter gathering to bring experienced and new operators together.

New Expanded Exam Schedule
We have expanded our license exam schedule to make it easier for you to test for your new amateur radio license or upgrade your existing license.

Butler County Net – New Time
The weeknight (M-F) Butler County Net is going back to 7:00 PM effective October 3, 2022. This net will be held weeknights at 7:00 PM except on Mondays where it will start at 6:45 PM.
Club Net Dates
The ACS net is Wednesday at 7:45 PM. Digital training net to follow at 8:00 PM. Upcoming dates & net control ops: meeting. No Net
- September 2 – W3TXG
- September 9 – Monthly meeting, No net.
- September 16 – N3TFX
- September 23 – KA3RNF
- September 30 – KC3VKP
- October 7 – W3TXG
- October 14 – Monthly meeting, No net.
Repeater: Primary – 147.300+ 131.8pl; Backup – 443.900+ 131.8pl
September 9 - Next Club Meeting
Our next monthly meeting will be at the Butler County Emergency Operations Center, 120 McCune Road, Butler, PA. Meeting will start at 7:30 PM.
Remote access options will be available for those who prefer to participate from home.
License Exams
Ham radio license exams, led by the club’s volunteer examiners, are available after the monthly meeting and other times during each month.